diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 57e4a2ada..ef6b0b324 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function network_init(App $a)
 		DI::page()['aside'] = '';
 	}
 
-	if (!empty($a->argv[1]) && in_array($a->argv[1], ['person', 'organisation', 'news', 'community'])) {
+	if (!empty(User::getAccountTypeByString($a->argv[1] ?? ''))) {
 		$accounttype = $a->argv[1];
 	} else {
 		$accounttype = '';
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index af70c420e..68c42e40e 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class User
 	 * Returns the numeric account type by their string
 	 *
 	 * @param string $accounttype as string constant
-	 * @return void
+	 * @return int|null Numeric account type - or null when not set
 	 */
 	public static function getAccountTypeByString(string $accounttype)
 	{